§ 30-72. Towing, storage, and removal charges.

(a)

The board of public works and safety is authorized to enter into towing agreements as may be necessary for the purpose of removal, storage and disposition of abandoned vehicles and vehicle parts. Such contracts shall set forth the charge payable by the owner or lienholder on said abandoned vehicle for the towing, storage, or removal of an abandoned vehicle and charges for clean-up of any parts or debris therefrom.

(b)

Towing, storage and removal charges shall be reviewed and determined as deemed necessary by the board of public works and safety, and shall be based on current prevailing costs.

(c)

An administrative fee of $5.00 shall be collected from the owner or lienholder of all impounded, abandoned, or inoperative vehicles and placed in the city's abandoned vehicle fund as set forth in IC 9-22-1-27. This fee shall be paid to the city controller by the towing company to help defer the expenses of enforcement of this section.

(d)

Copies of all then-current towing contracts shall be on file for public inspection in the office of the city clerk.

(e)

No towing service contract will be issued by the board of public works and safety unless there is on file in the office of the controller, and in full force and effect, a current insurance policy in an amount not less than $100,000.00 for injury to or destruction of property as a result of any one occurrence and a public liability policy covering accidental bodily injury, including death, to any member of the public in an amount of not less than the current state legal limits for all public liability from any one occurrence. The policy shall be updated annually and on file with the office of the controller before any issuance or reissuance of a towing contract.

(Code 1985, § 90.03; Ord. No. 2537, 7-19-1982; Ord. No. 3397, 7-16-1990; Ord. No. 3941, 5-15-1995; Ord. No. 4577, 4-17-2001)